early spring, will it effect firewood sales?

[BargeMonkey]

Oops.     yeah I have lots of time to kill with my "regular job" when not logging, sat and watched the video of that machine working with a drool cup in hand. 2 other guys around here pounding out 2k+ cord a yr, I don't think they are making money. Do 5-600 quick and efficiently, that's the key. Everything in moderation unfortunately, wasn't even close on my Powerball #'s. 
I'm a huge fan of the shipping containers, and have seen a few guys build with them and think it's the way to go, not alot of wasted space plus you've got water tight storage for parts, our mill building is 60x190 ? And I'm running out of room again.  :D. Put up a new 40x80 for storage, that didn't last long.

[Oldman47]

Just my opinion here but if you can stand the cash flow issue you will be in better shape next fall. All of the "left over" wood will be truly dry and should demand premium prices. People that actually use wood for heat will appreciate the much drier wood you will have for sale. Oil prices are forecast to stay low for at least another year, so unless we have a much colder winter next year you may still have wood to carry over to the following year. I burn natural gas right now, which is cheaper than it has been for several years, and that means I have no need in this house to ever light a fire. The house I am building is not on a gas pipeline so I am setting it up to use geothermal heat but have installed a stove in it for supplemental and emergency heat. I doubt the power company will ever reduce rates to reflect cheaper oil so my own costs will be sort of fixed on a per BTU basis. For me that means that good burning dry wood would be a priority for the first cord or so just so I am able to survive a sustained power outage. After that first emergency cord, my own desire to burn wood becomes the variable for me and price then does matter.

[BargeMonkey]

All of the "left over" wood will be truly dry and should demand premium prices. People that actually use wood for heat will appreciate the much drier wood you will have for sale.

There is such a thing as too dry.  :D  we try and cut just about 1 yr ahead, rarely try and keep a stick in the yard over that. The wind blows up here 364 days a yr, I stack my piles as high as I can, and try to slash less than 12' to speed up dry time. RO, HM, SM & WA aren't to bad getting held over till the following season, but your white and black birch + beech have started to go the other way, if spring cut wood which doesn't go that yr. Seeing a few more gasification stoves which require very dry wood, but these aren't the people your selling alot of wood to. 50% of my customers are to lazy to put a tarp over it, drive by and see them picking it out of the snow, after demanding "seasoned wood". We have a dedicated base of customers who order green wood ahead which cuts down on the craziness when the regular season starts.

[beenthere]

IMO, can't get firewood "too dry" if stored outside ... only if maybe baked in a kiln to 6%.

[chance33]

Neighbor told me that he filled-up his #2 fuel oil tank at $1.47 a gallon.  I Still have 1/2 tank left so don't meet the fill-up minimum.  I use 9 to10 cords a year and I'm debating if wood is worth my time and expense this spring.

[BargeMonkey]

IMO, can't get firewood "too dry" if stored outside ... only if maybe baked in a kiln to 6%.

My contract with the state reads "seasoned wood" with a moisture content of 20%. I have a kiln that holds 3+ cord, the market isn't there, we talked about buying a purpose built one, guy down the road bought it, good for him.  :D. Firewood isn't a "huge" source of income for our operation, logging makes up maybe 30% total. Kind of a by product to keep busy during the winter, the cheapest, fastest way I can get a quality product out the door the better.